Posted on 05/12/2023 4:31:31 PM PDT by conservative98
With Florida governor Ron DeSantis expected to launch his presidential campaign in the coming weeks, there has been much speculation regarding whether or not he will be able to draw support away from the Republican frontrunner, Donald Trump, and emerge as a fresh new alternative for the party.
Members of DeSantis' team have argued that, despite continously trailing the former president in the polls, the governor's base of support will expand as soon as he officially declares that he's running.
According to Politico, DeSantis' team is confident that their guy has what it takes to become the nominee, with gubernatorial campaign manager Generra Peck suggesting that "everyone knows the majority of the Republican Party wants to move on."
DeSantis' spokesperson David Abrams highlighted the fact that Trump took to attacking the governor personally and professionally long before any talk of a presidential run was openly discussed. He suggested that the former president "knows that his greatest threat is Ron DeSantis."
Of course, DeSantis made all the moves of a man seeking to become president save for actually announcing.
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DeSantis "has clearly made the calculation he needs to be a good alternative for Trump diehard voters out there."
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https://t.co/ELkjvK5AsC— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) May 12, 2023
Perhaps Governor DeSantis will announce his run for President in 2024 about the same time “deathly ill” Vladimir Putin dies from whatever he’s allegedly sick with this month.
These guys are so RINO’s, that do not have a clue. Desantis time as come and gone all, is tanking in the polls in entirely him...had nothing to do with Trump...these guy’s don’t get it.
I’ll sit out the next election if he is nominated. The protesters will rot in prison because he says that’s where they belong.
Trump supporters are very devoted.
DeSantis is going to have to prove himself worthy of being Trump’s replacement. This will take time and effort.
Trump is running in top form politically.
“… Members of DeSantis’ team have argued that, despite continously trailing the former president in the polls, the governor’s base of support will expand as soon as he officially declares that he’s running…”
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As a Trump supporter who also likes DeSantis, I’d have to characterize this as a MISCALCULATION.
Sorry, I can’t see my wife and I switching, when we know Trump can do the job against all the odds against him.
Trump doesn’t give a F about them.
Why am I picturing Bud Light right now?
He said he’s granting the non-Antifa ones pardons.
This sounds suspiciously like the “Jeb Bush is inevitable” talk.
Team DeSantis has let us see the men behind the curtain, and there’s no going back.
“DeSantis issued a statement on Jan. 6, 2021, condemning the Capitol riot: ‘Violence or rioting of any kind is unacceptable, and the perpetrators must face the full weight of the law.’”
No.
Trump has proven himself to be a great president.
DeSantis has proven himself to be a great governor but we don’t have a clue what kind of pres he would be.
Americans want a sure thing. Not a gamble.
Nope. I’ll be nice as to the reason. Fla needs a good governor. DeSantis is that governor.
For starters, DeSantis would be burdened with maintaining polls numbers and worrying about re-election.
Trump, will have no such burden. And it's this kind of President we must have this next cycle if we are to have even a miniscule chance at saving this country.
He'll be looking for revenge against the hate America first crowd, and he'll have nothing to lose this time around.
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